John Willard Gilliam (1854 - 1922)

Born 29 Jan 1854 in Randolph, Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1922 at age 68 in Muskogee, Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States

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Biography

John was the son of Edmond Rich and Melinda Frances Murray. He lived with his parents in Little Black Township, Randolph, Arkansas.^[1]

John married Doney Rich. Their children were:

James Emanuel Gilliam 1880–1880

John William Gilliam 1881–1881

Albert Lee Gilliam 1882–1948

Edmond Cleveland Gilliam 1885–1979

child Gilliam 1887–1887

Cora Ellen Gilliam 1888–1916

Nora Edna Gilliam 1890–1980

Ida Belle Gilliam Mills^[2]1892–1985

Thomas Alfred Boie Gilliam 1894–1967

Hollis Gilliam 1897–1901

Lucy Melinda Gilliam^[3] 1900–1992

Herbert Gilliam 1903–1903

Maude Magdaline Gilliam Tydings ^[4]1905–1994

After their marriage in 1879, Doney and John lived in Davidson, Randolph, Arkansas. ^[5] In 1910 the family lived in Beaver, Haskell, Oklahoma. ^[6][7] John died in 1922 and is buried in Brushy Mountain Cemetery, Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census1870", Little Black Township, Randolph, Akansas. https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC6-ZW7
2. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPXY-G47 : 26 November 2014), Gilliam in entry for Ida Belle Mills, 03 Feb 1985; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

   Name: Lucille Marie Gilliam Wilson

   Birth Date: 1 Jan 1900

   Birth Place: Near Ft Smit, Arkansas

   Death Date: 24 Dec 1992

   Father: John W Gilliam

   Mother: Donna E Rich

4. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.

   Name:Magdalena Gilliam Tydings

   Birth Date: 11 Dec 1905

   Birth Place: Ft Smith, Arkansas

   Death Date: Jun 1994

   Father: John W Gilliam

   Mother: Doney I Rich

5. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Davidson, Randolph, Arkansas; Roll: 55; Page: 18C; Enumeration District: 251. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
6. ↑ Year: 1910; Census Place: Beaver, Haskell, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1254; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0084; FHL microfilm: 1375267. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.
7. ↑ Year: 1920; Census Place: Taloka, Haskell, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1462; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 37. United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
8. ↑ Find a Grave ID: 5204483

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jeffrey Cole for creating WikiTree profile Gilliam-309 through the import of Cole - WikiTree.ged on May 24, 2013.